January 2010

Dear Member,

Happy New Year from all of us at Wine Concepts!  We know we might be either among the first or among the last to convey our greeting, but it's heartfelt no matter the timing.

What a better way to start the New Year off than with a traditional January White Sale.  And, as is our

wont, and, because we are collectively nice guys, we are also having a January Red Sale!  Select to your heart's content as all of our Monthly wines are on sale, most at $39 a six pack, $69 for a full case.  Savvy shoppers that you are, you saw that 'most' in the previous sentence and thought "here's where Bob takes it away in the fine print."  You're right, there is the fine print...what's not on sale for $39/$69 is on sale at either $36/$66 or, better yet, $24/$48!  How's that for taking it away!

And because it's not yet Christmas as I write this, I'm still abubble with the Holiday Spirit and I'm going to extend this special pricing to single bottles.  So, if you want only two bottles of Sungrove Tempranillo which is only $48 a case, you will be able to order your two bottles for only $8 plus tax and shipping.  You'll be able to mix and match, putting together your own six pack or twelve pack.  If the price is $39 for a half case, it's only $6.50 a bottle; for a $36 half case, $6 a bottle; and for the $24 six packs, it's $4 a bottle.  Go to our website www.wine-concepts.com and make your special selections, or give us a call at 800-749-9463.

It was raining like crazy when I came to work today.  As I got out of my car I espied Tabatha the turkey standing in front of our door.  No fool she, Tabatha was completely dry under the shelter as it rained cats and dogs all around.  I thought she was not going to let me in.  What a way to start the day...playing chicken with a turkey!  I finally bested her...she stepped aside and pretended to eat some birdseed from the edge of the concrete pad till I went through the door.

You can now add the prevention of Thyroid Cancer to the long list of benefits of moderate wine consumption.  Moderate wine consumption is normally defined as two glasses of wine per day.  A glass of wine is commonly assumed to be 5 ounces when the "two glasses" recommendations are given.  As we all know, the standard wine bottle is 750ml, or a little over 25 ounces or five glasses.  Thererfore, so that you may consume your two glasses daily, you would need to avail yourself of six bottles each month

(2 x 5 x 30=25 x 6).  We want to make it easy for you to have those six bottles on hand; simply increase your monthly order to six bottles instead of the two bottles.  If you are a married member, you'll need 12 bottles so that your spouse may be as healthy as you are.  You, then, should increase your monthly order to a full case.  Make this change to good health and we won't increase your shipping cost for your monthly wine.  We want you to be healthy and consumers of wine from Wine Concepts forever!  Just let us know and we'll make the change effective with your next shipment.

While not yet a serious threat, the spotted-wing drosophila (Drosophila suzuki) was confirmed in various test samples of wine grapes in and around Willamette Valley during this year's harvest.  If the spotted-wing drosophila has not yet struck fear in your heart, be wanted that the latest scourge to hit the vineyards is the light-brown apple moth of Carneros.  If you happen to be friends with any female light-brown apple moths, you might want to spread the word that those sneaks at the Department of Agriculture plan to release 3,000 to 4,000 sterile male moths in the vineyards of Carneros.  Lucky for the discerning females, these impotent males will be dyed some pretty color to aid the DOA guys in tracking the happy bachelors who will never have to worry about paternity suits.

Again we would like to join the throngs who are wishing you a healthy and prosperous New Year, knowing that because you drink a glass of wine every day you are healthier and more prosperous than those untold millions who have not yet joined Wine Concepts.  It's a good time to welcome our new members...we hope your stay with us is pleasurable and lenghty.  And, as always, we want to thank all of you for your continuing support of Wine Concepts.  For us to be the best wine club in the world, the wine club you deserve, we need your input.  To offer a comment, to issue a complaint, to order more wine, to send a gift, to change your address, to increase your monthly wine order, to sign up for a new program, to say "hello"...there are so many reasons ot get in touch with us.  Give us a call at 800-749-9463,  send a Fax to 239-591-2840, wineconceptsinc@comcast.net is our email address, or visit our website, www.wine-concepts.com.  We want, we need to hear from you.

All the best in the coming year!

Bob